Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9839

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MANTACIDA HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MANTACIDA, MUNICIPALITY OF CATIGBIAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MANTACIDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Conversion into a National High School. - The Mantacida High School in Barangay Mantacida, Municipality of Catigbian, Province of Bohol is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as Mantacida National High School.

Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Mantacida High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Mantacida National High School.

Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Mantacida National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.lawphil

Section 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,

JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on September 2, 2008 and September 28, 2009, respectively.

EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: DEC. 10, 2009

GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO
President of the Philippines


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